1
as in student
one who attends a school
generally there are 20 pupils in each class
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as in adherent
one who follows the opinions or teachings of another
to pupils of the philosopher Henry David Thoreau, the shores of Walden Pond are hallowed ground
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Recent Examples of pupil
Bill Belichick knows his former pupil and New England Patriots successor Jerod Mayo was fired after just one season.
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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Leonhard also boasts a long list of Wisconsin Badgers pupils running around the league after being a highly successful defensive coordinator at Wisconsin from 2017 to 2022.
—James Boyd, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Then came his pupil’s first exercise: build a dossier on Williams’ boss in AP3.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
Scott worked on the movement for weeks, finally landing on an uncanny approach where his pupils roll into his head while his jaw goes slack.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Leonhard also boasts a long list of Wisconsin Badgers pupils running around the league after being a highly successful defensive coordinator at Wisconsin from 2017 to 2022.
—James Boyd, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Then came his pupil’s first exercise: build a dossier on Williams’ boss in AP3.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
Scott worked on the movement for weeks, finally landing on an uncanny approach where his pupils roll into his head while his jaw goes slack.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pupil
Noun
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My students’ shockingly simple solution had eluded legal thinkers.—
Peter L. Markowitz,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Start a Scholarship Fund Funds for students who need financial help are a true gift for the recipient.—
Nancy LeBrun,
Verywell Health,
22 Jan. 2025
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Still, the movement has adherents who prize the Brutalist aesthetic for its honesty.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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David and Sheila were among England’s earliest adherents to Scientology.—
Lila Shapiro,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2025
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Most presidents have tried the same thing Historically, most presidents and their advisers – and indeed most scholars – have agreed that government bureaucracy is not designed in ways that promote efficiency.—
Jennifer Selin,
The Conversation,
24 Jan. 2025
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Although a sharp debate broke out among scholars, and the courts soon got involved, the program, in its essence, survived the controversy.—
Stephen L. Carter,
The Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Sometimes the Supper at Emmaus, when Christ met two disciples after his resurrection, was depicted showing the disciples as contemporary pilgrims.—
Virginia Raguin,
The Conversation,
21 Jan. 2025
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Glenn, a disciple of Parcells and Payton, has been labeled a culture-builder—a coach who gets players to buy into and influence the organization.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
10 Jan. 2025
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The other side is dedicated to Vishnu, the god of preservation, and his followers.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
19 Jan. 2025
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Trump has spent years convincing his followers that he's been victimized by political targeting.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Pupil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pupil. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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